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The politics of reading
Black Panthers in a reading circle, (Photo: Pirkle Jones) The politics of reading Originally published: Simplifying Socialism on June 12, 2026 by A. J. Horn (more by Simplifying Socialism) (Posted Jun 15, 2026) Culture, Human Rights, Ideology, LiteratureGlobalNewswire The act of reading is so much more than following text with your eyes or—if you prefer audiobooks—with your ears. Done properly, reading…
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Bishan Singh Bedi: A connoisseur’s delight, man of uncompromising principles, IPL cynic, proponent of better pay for cricketers Bishan Singh Bedi was known to call a spade a spade; ‘If Muralitharan doesn’t chuck, then show me how to bowl,’ he had once said. Written by Tushar BhaduriUpdated: October 24, 2023 07:21 IST File photo of former…
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Isabel Crook and Harry Magdoff. By Harry Magdoff (Posted Aug 23, 2023) Originally published: Monthly Review on March 2021 by Isabel Crook (more by Monthly Review) | Empire, Inequality, Media, StrategyAsia, ChinaExchange, Lost & Found In December 2002, Isabel Crook, a Canadian anthropologist who had spent most of her life in China and a longtime friend and supporter of Monthly Review, wrote a letter to…
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Capitalism: an unstoppable force meets an immovable object Originally published: Medium on September 26, 2023 by Tate Green (more by Medium) | (Posted Sep 28, 2023) Capitalism, Imperialism, Inequality, Political EconomyAmericas, United StatesNewswire Ah, money, the driving force behind life in the modern world. With such a fickle piece of paper (or plastic, depending on your residency) running our lives, shouldn’t we be…
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“Animal Farm” is a novella written by George Orwell and published in 1945. It’s a satirical allegory that uses a group of farm animals to represent events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent Stalinist era in the Soviet Union. Here’s a summary and analysis of the novella: **Summary**: The story…

